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Ryan Petersen, founder and CEO of supply chain platform Flexport Inc., believes President Donald Trump will ultimately be the one to “blink” in this trade war with China. What Happened: Speaking with Scott Galloway on The Prof G Pod on Thursday, Petersen said he believes the U.S. will...

Amazon.com, Inc’s (NASDAQ: AMZN) consumer chief Dave Clark is all set to become the CEO of Flexport, a technology platform for global logistics. What Happened: Flexport said Clark will assume his new role on Sept. 1 and will serve as co-CEO for a period of six...

The logistics industry has increasingly become focused on providing customers with shipment visibility. On Tuesday, Convoy, a digital freight network, and Flexport, a global logistics platform, showed their commitment to that by announcing a long-term partnership that will enable Flexport's...

Deciphering today's container-shipping market is like trying to solve a puzzle when the pieces are rescrambled after every move. To better understand what has already happened, what's going on right now and what could be just around the corner, FreightWaves interviewed Nerijus Poskus, vice...

Freightcaster Chad Prevost speaks with Susy Schöneberg, Head of Flexport.org at Air Cargo 2020 in Nashville, TN. Speaker biography – Susy Schöneberg is an experienced logistics professional and leads Flexport.org, a cross-functional group within Flexport that ensures that sustainable solutions are...

Digital-first freight forwarder Flexport will no longer offer its transpacific private air service and instead revert on Jan. 25 to more traditional industry approaches for securing freight capacity on airlines.  For nearly two years, the transportation intermediary contracted with a carrier –...

Flexport has opened its first office in Canada, setting up shop in the country's largest international trade hub, Vancouver. The San Francisco-based freight forwarder announced the expansion in a blog post on Nov. 19. The office positions Flexport to tap into the high volumes of Asian trade coming...

Freight forwarder Flexport acquired a startup that develops technology for tracking containerized goods. Burlingame, California-based Crux Systems said its technology "informs supply chain planning by driving actionable insights that can reduce dwell times, demurrage fees and hours spent tracking...

Flexport, the San Francisco-based digital freight forwarder, announced today the release of the second version of its platform. The new online portal is the product of a year of conversations Flexport operators and engineers had with more than 100 customers, and it reflects what those customers...

The Trump administration's tariffs on imports from Canada, Europe and especially China have disrupted freight flows, trade relationships and business investment across the globe. Just as important, the business models of multinational companies that move goods across borders are also under attack...

Benzinga recently examined Merlin, a jobs platform that matches mostly blue-collar hourly talent with employers looking to hire. One of the co-founders, Güimar Vaca Sittic, a New York-based tech entrepreneur and prolific angel investor who's backed more than 100 companies, shared...

New York City has been a great home to Güimar Vaca Sittic, co-founder and co-CEO at Merlin, but he knows that isn't the case for many hourly workers getting by in the Big Apple. “Gentrification has become such a big problem in New York that many workers commute for hours every day....

Donald Trump's support among Silicon Valley hotshots and deal makers includes Peter Thiel and possibly a few closeted supporters afraid to speak up. If Trump does have any other supporters, then they are likely to remain silent based on how Thiel is being treated. According to a Bloomberg report,...

E-commerce giant Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is on a mission to improve margins by cutting down on shipping costs; and this week proved that the firm is serious about taking control of its own logistics. The company is now registered with the federal agency that oversees ocean transportation,...